Today, on National Siblings Day, we celebrate the unbreakable bonds that carry us through the toughest of times. Here’s to the heroes who stand by their siblings fighting childhood cancer, spreading love, hope, and courage every step of the way. Meet Koda and Mia A dynamic duo facing childhood cancer with unwavering strength and love. At just 2 years old, Koda was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. We honour their bravery and resilience. Join us in supporting kids like Koda and Mia by heading over to our donate page to fund a ‘Huggable Hope’ for a sibling in need. Together, let’s mak ..read more

“The kids adore their ducks. It has really helped to normalise what is going on especially with the central line and the wearing of the bandana. Having a duck each is wonderful as no-one feels left out, and their questions and worries can be addressed and discussed through play. Thank you so much!” – Stefanie, mum   Savannah, age 4 was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in February 2024. Chemo Duck and Huggable Hope are supporting Savannah and her brother Zachariah (age 7), on their journey with childhood cancer. Each time they visit hospital and see the play team, they can select a new outfit ..read more

“Leo absolutely loves his Chemo Duck aka Dave. The nurses all involve Dave when taking bloods etc to help reassure Leo, play is a huge part of making Leo feel safer. A big squeeze from Dave helps reassure him. Leo loves playing doctors with Dave and re-enacting what happens in hospital and Dave loves coming to the park with us. We recently took Dave to playgroup, one of the mums asked what Dave’s line was. Leo replied “Dave’s wiggly, Dave has one, Leo has 2” conversation starter and allowing Leo to show and demonstrate what happens at a young age to him really helps. We love our Chemo Duck, h ..read more

Have you ever seen such clever reindeers?      On 12th December 2023, Christ the King Catholic Primary School Coventry held a Rudolph Run and raised an incredible £3,853.   “The Give A Duck Foundation holds a very special place in our hearts as over the last 12 months they have supported two members of our Christ the King family” – Christ The King Catholic School     From Reception class to Year 6, the whole school got involved! We love to see how the children have spent such care and attention to create their own unique reindeer mask! Aren’t they just amazing ..read more

“I just wanted to say how grateful we are as family for the Chemo Ducks and the impact it has on children’s lives fighting cancer. Our 10 year old son completed his 3 and a half years of treatment this month, and the Chemo Duck is officially part of the family since we received him. We like to call him ‘Peggy’, (our son was very, very scared of Peg – a chemo injection, and every time he would receive Peg he used to give a tight hug to Peggy hence the name). Peggy has been to every single appointment, blood transfusion, outings and road trips. Our son rang his end of treatment bell earlier thi ..read more

“Inayah looks forward to going to her hospital appointments because she is able to take Chemo Duck with her. Chemo Duck makes Inayah feel included as many toys/ teddies do not show treatment for young children” – Shazia, mum   Inayah was 7 years old when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The Hospital Play Team introduced Inayah to her cuddly companion Chemo Duck, a gift from The Give A Duck Foundation. Chemo Duck has a Hickman Line just like Inayah and through play therapy, the Play Team would use Chemo Duck to demonstrate routine procedures – taking bloods and blood ..read more

We’re registered with the Fundraising Regulator, an independent body that regulates charitable fundraising. What does this mean for Give A Duck? Access more fundraising opportunities – people are more likely to give to organisations that have registered with the Fundraising Regulator and display the badge to prove it. Comply with charity law – promoting openness and transparency Protect the good name of charitable fundraising – helping to protect the reputation of the whole fundraising sector Get fundraising support – we can access key services to support our fundraisers such as tailored guid ..read more

Hi, I’m Sandra, In 2015 a cousin who would become one of the first Blue Light Babies Blokes told me about a new Facebook Group for crafters that had been set up by his colleague, Jo Owen. I joined straight away and was the 8th person to sign up. We now have over 6,000 members. Our first project was making hats and blankets to be used with babies born on the way to hospital. Hence the name Blue Light Babies. Chemo Ducks first came into my life when the group was asked by The Great North Children’s Hospital (the RVI to those of us in the North East) if we could make outfits for Chemo Ducks. The ..read more

LBT Brick & Facades Ltd host an annual bowling event to raise money for various charities. Give A Duck received the vote this year and we were quite literally bowled over to hear that the event raised an incredible £1,426.00 – their highest total yet! The donations raised on the night included 10 ducks each from LBT and their co-sponsor, Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC.  And not only this, but the Brickability Group PLC Foundation have matched their donation, making the grand total £2,826.00. Steven Leggott, Commercial Manager at LBT Brick & Facades Ltd said: “LBT Brick and Facade ..read more

There ain’t no party like an EC Party! We can’t believe it’s been a whole month since we attended the National Entrepreneurs Circle Convention at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham. The early bird catches the worm, as did Chemo Duck! made friends and influenced people checked out some new wheels with The Car Lady got into a stand off with a super cool (and friendly!) transformer and met up with Give A Duck’s Trustee Elizabeth Hawkhead from Entrepreneurs Circle – great photo! Thank you to our founders Karen and Andrew Phillips and their great team Jenkar Shipping Ltd for inviting ..read more